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Arthur Jafa, Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death, 2016. Video, colour, sound, 7 minutes 25 seconds. Courtesy the artist and Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/ Rome © Arthur Jafa, 2019.

Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco

Arthur Jafa is the Winner of the 47th Prix International d’Art Contemporain

The Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco has announced that Love Is the Message,…

Whitney Curators Adrienne Edwards and David Breslin.
Photo by Bryan Derballa

Whitney Biennial 2021

Adrienne Edwards & David Breslin Announced as Curators

The Whitney Museum of American Art announced David Breslin, curator and director of…

Portrait of Otobong Nkanga. Photo by Wim van Dongen

Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award

Otobong Nkanga Receives Inaugural Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award

In addition to the prize, there is an acquisition budget for the inclusion…

Kapwani Kiwanga Proximity, 2019 Chalk line on 120gsm paper 122 x 122cm, Unique from a series of 10

C& Artist’s Editions

C& Launching its First Artist’s Edition With Works by Kapwani Kiwanga

For its first edition C& is thrilled to be working with acclaimed Paris-based…

Firelei Báez, Untitled (detail), 2018. Photo: John Lusis. Courtesy the artist and Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago.

Artes Mundi Art Prize

Shortlist announced for Artes Mundi 9

From over 500 nominations the UK's biggest contemporary art prize selected six artists…


Portrait Credits
Portrait Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, 2019, Khar
toum. Credit Mohamed Noureldi

Prince Claus Fund

2019 Prince Claus Award Honours Sudanese Visual Artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag

With Kamala Ibrahim Ishag (visual artist, Sudan) , Ambulante (documentary film organisation, Mexico)…

Joy Labinjo, ​Untitled,​ 2018.
Image courtesy of Tiwani Contemporary and ART X Lagos

ART X Lagos

Access Bank ART X Prize Winner and Programme Announced

The ART X Lagos announced photographer Etinosa Yvonne the winner of the 2019…

Osei Bonsu. Photo by Matt Greenwood, Tate Photography

Tate Modern London

Osei Bonsu Named Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art of Africa

Tate Modern London announced Osei Bonsu as new curator of Modern and Contemporary…

Fanyana-Hlabangane, Poolside Boy (From the series Silent Conversations) Kopie.tif

Bamako Encouters 2019

Rencontres de Bamako Reveals Participating Artists for 2019

Rencontres de Bamako (Bamako Encounters), the biennial dedicated to African photography and video,…

Pernod Ricard Fellowship 2020, selected artists: Jumana Emil Abboud. Photo: Colin Davison. Jimena Croceri. Photo: Triana Leborans. Christian Nyampeta, Iki Yos Piña Narváez & Jota Mombaça. Courtesy Villa Vassilieff - Pernod Ricard Fellowship.

Pernod Ricard Fellowship

Selected Artist For Pernod Ricard Fellowship

Pernod Ricard and Villa Vassilieff announced the selected 2020 Pernod Ricard Fellows: Jumana…

Eva Langret; Photograph by Deniz Guzel

Frieze London

Eva Langret Appointed Artistic Director

Starting in November 2019, Langret to lead on the strategic development and artistic…

Bronwyn Katz, Droom boek, 2017, Salvaged bed springs and mattress, 180 x 150cm, blank projects

FNB Art Joburg

Bronwyn Katz wins the FNB Art Prize 2019

As the most recent recipient of the FNB Art Prize, Bronwyn Katz ,represented by blank projects, joins…